4th edition of the ReSMiQ Innovation day (RID2015)
In order to ensure the greatest possible participation, the date of the next edition of the ReSMiQ Innovation Day is postponed to 15 October 2015. Also we remind you that this competition is open to all full-time students enrolled in a university or a college/CEGEP in the province of Québec. The project application deadline is May 4, 2015.. We are counting on all members to encourage their students to participate. More details
General Assembly of members
We remind all members of ReSMiQ that our next general assembly will be held on May 7, 2015 at Polytechnique Montréal. We will present the annual report of our activities and the attending members will vote on the Director’s election for the next term.
NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS
Exposure
– Dr. Sawan from Polytechnique Montréal presented an invited seminar entitled “Engineering Neurosensing and Treatment Through Heterogenous Devices“ at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
– Dr. Martel from Polytechnique Montréal and his research are the subject of an article about nanoparticles and cancer treatment in La Presse.
Full article
Achievement
– Dr. Nabki and Dr. Ménard from Université du Québec à Montréal are launching a major project in the field of telecommunications with their partner Aeponyx and supported by NSERC through a RDC grant. More details
RESMIQ’S ACTIVITIES
Seminars
ReSMiQ and the Chapter of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) in collaboration with the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) invite you to attend the following seminar to be held on April 13, 2015, at 10:00 am at Polytechnique Montréal.
Speaker: Camilla Baj-Rossi , École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Title: Implantable Device for Monitoring Drugs and Metabolites in Small Animals for Applications in Personalized Medicine
Abstract and biography
Intensive course
ReSMiQ Chapters of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) in collaboration with the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) invites you to attend the following seminar to be held on May 14, 2015, at 10:30 AM at Polytechnique Montréal.
Speaker: Carlos Galup-Montoro , Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil
Title: Ultra-Low-Voltage (ULV) IC Design
Abstrac and biography
ReSMiQ annual symposium
Date: Mai 29, 2015
Place: Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
Important: Transport and lodging for our members will be partially supported by ReSMiQ.
You must register before April 12 to benefit from the reduced fees.
Financial support and Scholarships
– Financial support for undergraduate students
A financial support of 2000$ for 3 month starting May 1st for undergraduate students supervised by a member of ReSMiQ.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 7, 2015.
More details
– Microsystems Experimental Demonstration Competition
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to demonstrate their scientific and technical expertise during the 4th edition of the ReSMiQ Innovation Day by submitting their project. More than 5 000$ in awards.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Mai 4, 2015.
More details
SIGNAL is the main monthly information medium of the Microsystems Strategic Alliance of Québec (ReSMiQ). This newsletter aims to be an active link between the members of ReSMiQ and all individuals who have an interest in research and innovation in microsystems. We commit ourselves to promote in it our members’ research and increase ReSMiQ’s visibility.
ReSMiQ is a group of researchers in an interuniversity research center that can count on the support of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) and ten (10) Quebec universities involved in microsystems research.
Sylvain Martel received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Following his postdoctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he was appointed Research Scientist at the BioInstrumentation Laboratory at MIT. Dr. Martel had several positions in the Canadian Naval Reserve as ship’s diver and supervisor, navigator, operations officer and participated in several NATO exercises. He had dual appointments at MIT and as Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal (PM). He is currently Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and Director of the NanoRobotics Laboratory at PM that he founded in 2002. Dr. Martel holds the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Micro and Nanosystem Development, Fabrication, and Validation. He has filed six patents, is the author or coauthor of more than 200 refereed publications, gives several invited presentations annually, and he is an active member of many international committees and organizations worldwide. Professor Martel has received several awards and distinctions such as the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the ACFAS - Jacques-Rousseau Award, the Innovator of the year by Montreal In Vivo, among other distinctions from international conferences, institutions and mass media. He recently received the title of IEEE Fellow for his contributions to medical micro- and nano-robotic and he is also Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. 
